On March 11, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze appointed Levan Zhorzholiani as the new Head of the Government Administration. Nikoloz Tkemaladze was appointed Head of the Regional Relations Department, Giorgi Kajaia was appointed as a Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia, while Zurab Abashidze became the Prime Minister’s Advisor.
Levan Zhorzholiani replaced Revaz Javelidze, who was dismissed from his post on February Zhorzholiani was a Georgian Dream deputy of the Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) since In the sixth and seventh convocations of the Sakrebulo, Zhorzholiani served as the Chairman of the Commission for Legal Affairs and Human Rights Protection. According to the legislation, after being appointed as the Head of the Administration, his mandate as a deputy is terminated.
The Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia, Giorgi Kajaia was the Head of the Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Russia. He replaced Zurab Abashidze, who is now the Prime Minister’s Advisor.
After the Prime Minister’s announcement of changes in the Government Administration, Zurab Abas
Abashidze Zurab
Zurab Abashidze (b. June 11, , Tbilisi) is a diplomat, doctor of Political Science (), professor of Tbilisi State University (since ). In he graduated from the Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages (now Moscow State Linguistic University). In – he served as the attaché of the Consulate General of the USSR in Mumbai (India); In – — counselor of the USSR Embassy in Spain; In – — Chairman of the Georgian Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.
While working in India, he located the grave of Queen Ketevan the Martyr in St. Augustine’s Church of Goa.
After the restoration of the state independence of Georgia, Abashidze became the head of the country's first diplomatic missions to the European Union and NATO in –; At the same time, in – – he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Benelux countries; In — he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia; In – — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Russian Federation; In , Abashidze was awarded the doctoral degree in Political Science for his work — Georgia-NATO relations.
Since he has been the editor-in-chief of the Irakli
- PM: It signals that new govt is serious about ‘mending ties with Russia’;
- ‘We hope Russia will reciprocate’;
- ‘Restoring export of Georgian products is an immediate goal’;
- ‘No shift in our foreign policy priorities’;
- ‘No change in position over formal diplomatic ties’;
- ‘Saakashvili can neither contribute, nor impede the process’;
- Special envoy will report directly to PM Ivanishvili;
PM Bidzina Ivanishvili (left) and Georgia’s Special Envoy for Relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze (right), November 1. Photo: Ivanishvili’s press office.
PM Bidzina Ivanishvili introduced on November 1 new post of Special Representative for Relations with Russia and appointed on the post Georgia’s former ambassador to Moscow Zurab Abashidze.
Ivanishvili said that introduction of this post was Georgia’s “first step” aimed at demonstrating that Georgia’s new government had serious intentions to mend ties with Russia; Ivanishvili also expressed hope that Moscow would reciprocate.
“We are starting from a new page; we made a new step,” he told journalists while
Below is the list of majoritarian MP candidates running in 73 single-mandate constituencies.
Ruling party United National Movement and Georgian Dream opposition coalition are the only political groups, which have nominated their candidates in all of the 73 constituencies across the country. Free Georgia, led by Kakha Kukava, initially had its candidates in 64 constituencies, but later withdrew its candidates from 12 constituencies in favor of Georgian Dream’s candidates; Christian-Democratic Movement – 61; Labor Party – 57; New Rights – There are only two independent candidates.
77 seats in member Parliament will be allocated under the proportional, party-list system among those parties and election blocs, which will clear 5% threshold, and remaining 73 seats will go to majoritarian MPs elected in single-mandate constituencies.
A majoritarian MP candidate winning more than others and more than 30% of votes will be declared the outright winner in the first round without the need for a runoff. Second round will be held in two weeks if none of the candidate garners more than 30% of votes in the first round.
Saburtalo constituency in Tbilisi is the m
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